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Sharing 365 life lessons, tips, or hacks; the things that make life easier, happier, and more productive. I hope you’ll follow along and find them helpful too.

#174

Change the knobs on your kitchen cabinets

Want a quick pick-me-up? An updated look? It can be as easy as changing the knobs on your kitchen cabinets. Designers agree that a ‘dating’ element of design can be easily identified by the metal finish of knobs throughout a home. With a drill and screwdriver, the current decade can be introduced to your homes’ cabinetry.

It may be as simple as changing from knobs to handles.

Or changing everything to a metal/look that is current or popular.

Or mixing it up a bit – adopting a more eclectic look.

Depending on the size of your kitchen, changing knobs can be pricey. A new knob can run from $.99 to over $5.00 apiece depending on the quality and look you’re going for. Specialty knobs can run as much as $10.00 each from places like Restoration Hardware or Pottery Barn. But they don’t have to… a can of spray paint can make a huge difference.

A fresh look helps you feel better about your environment. When we have the feeling that we are ‘with the times’ it settles that FOMO sensation; it helps us connect to the universal need of belonging. We are less timid about socializing at home – any sense of ‘not being good enough’ dissipates; at least in terms of our ability to live in modern conditions.

Whether it’s a can of spray paint or a shopping spree for unique and/or some kind of novelty knob, the look of your kitchen can change significantly with the quick and easy effort of …

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#293

Clean out / go through your jewelry or ties.

One of my daughters recently offered to help me get rid of all my turn of the century necklaces; an offer I refused because I’ve been around long enough to know that they’ll eventually come back in style. However, there are items in my jewelry box that definitely need to be discarded.

When was the last time you ventured to weed out your jewelry stash? Do you still have Holiday pins that are now tarnished? How many serpentine necklaces are there that were broken due to their delicacy? Would you be willing to take a bet on how many single earrings are in your jewelry box cemetery? In addition to many of those pieces, I know mine is large enough to contain some of the trinkets and treasures that my children bought at ‘Santa Sack’ while in elementary school; you know, the adjustable rings and pop bead necklaces they were so proud to present. Something has prevented me from disposing of them until now.

Keeping a few key pieces and of course, the valuable or treasured items is a must but the rest can go. In some cases, there may be enough to create a different kind of treasure… Pinterest has a plethora of ideas.

Dudes have the same issue at times with ties. My dad’s tie collection grew annually and only a few of them were actually in style or matched his taste. Seemingly, ties are the gift given when we just can’t figure out what else works. Cheap ties tend to be wider and thicker than the good ones; meaning that they collect dust faster and end up in the back of the heap – forgotten.

My grandfather kept his ties (much to my grandmother’s chagrin) so long that he had a few classic tucked away in the back of his closet when Paisley made a comeback. That’s not to say we shouldn’t wean down the collection. Again, keeping some of the ‘classics’ is appropriate, or the one that only gets worn on St. Patrick’s Day each year. Maybe there’s even vindication for keeping the one he proposed in – assuming that someday there will be a re-creation photo session to celebrate a big anniversary. Other than that – keep only the ones that are clean and in-style.

This is one of those productive tasks that takes minutes but offers great satisfaction each time we open the jewelry box or each time we reach for a tie. Go ahead, put it on your master list…

Clean out / go through your jewelry or ties.

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